EX-MILITANT leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has turned down a request by a United States envoy to meet with him in Warri, Delta State, on grounds that the purpose of the visit was shrouded in secrecy.

By Wole Mosadomi MINNA — An elder-statesman, Chief Philip Asiodu has said for the implementation of Vision 20: 2020 to succeed, there is the need for an attitudinal change on the part of the political leadership in their approach to governance and  motivation for participation in politics. In an opening remarks at the Dr. Shehu […]

SEVERAL years ago, the Japanese government sent some bright students to Harvard not to acquire new knowledge but to associate with future political and business leaders of the United States. They could not be lured to stay on because all facilities in America were available to them in Japan.

Protesters, yesterday, crippled economic activities for over five hours in Benin, condemning the withdrawal of soldiers of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the state.

AHEAD 2011 general elections, majority of the legislators in Delta State House of Assembly are clamouring for a comeback, including those spending their third tenure.

THE police can go to ridiculous ends to cover its poor investigation skills. Sometimes it intimidates suspects in order to extort money from them. A case in point, obviously one of the many that managed to get to public attention, is that of Iyabo Ojo, a pregnant woman who the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in […]

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—ABIA State Police Commands said that it arrested 19 suspected kidnappers in the state between October and early part of this month. The arrest came at a time the Abia State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr. John Nwokocha disclosed that about 12 repentant kidnapers have so far embraced the state government’s […]

THE new board Chairman of the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, Dr. Ahmadu Ali, yesterday said that the federal government has failed in the entire downstream sector of the petroleum industry and that was why private investors should invest in building new refineries.

By Owei Lakemfa THE constitutional “crisis” in the county today is contrived.  The fault is not on our Constitution.  The Constitution envisaged that the President or the Vice President can fall sick and be unable to carry out the functions of their office.  To that extent, there is  nothing wrong with the Constitution. What however […]

THE renewed violence in Jos, the Plateau State capital, appeared to have overwhelmed security agencies deployed to quell it when it erupted on Sunday.

The Senate, yesterday, suspended further action on the fate of President Umaru Yar’Adua till tomorrow when it is expected to take a briefing from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,SGF, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, on the President’s health.

THE Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse II (CON), has disclaimed a letter, allegedly written from Tisun community in Warri North Local Government Area, to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State and Managing Director of Chevron Nigeria Limited.

Nigeria forward Peter Odemwingie believes that his side has a psychological edge over Mozambique heading into their final group match at the African Nations Cup today.

The Nigeria Football Federation stated on Tuesday that Shaibu Amodu is still the head coach of the Nigeria national football team, Green Eagles.

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) technical committee chairman, Taiwo Ogunjobi, said that the speculations surrounding Eagles coach Shaibu Amodu has unsettled the team ahead of their game against Mozambique.